ISEE Middle Level Quantitative : How to find the part from the whole
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Example Question #1 : How To Find The Part From The Whole
Harvey bought a suit at a 25% employee discount at the store where he works. The suit originally cost $350.00. How much did he end up paying?
Finding 25% of a number is the same as multiplying it by 0.25; to get the discount, multiply 0.25 by the original purchase price of $350.00
To get the price Harvey paid, subtract the discount from the original price:
Example Question #872 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Quantitative Reasoning
Which of the following is true if 
Two expressions are equivalent in modulo 9 arithmetic if and only if, when each is divided by 9, the same remainder is yielded.
so
Example Question #2 : How To Find The Part From The Whole
(a) The remainder if 
(b) The remainder if 
(b) is the greater quantity
It is impossible to determine which is greater from the information given
(a) and (b) are equal
(a) is the greater quantity
It is impossible to determine which is greater from the information given
The information is insufficient.
For example, if 
This gives the division in (b) the greater remainder.
But if 
This gives the division in (a) the greater remainder.
Example Question #1 : Whole And Part
(a) The remainder if 
(b) The remainder if 
(a) is the greater quantity
(b) is the greater quantity
It is impossible to determine which is greater from the information given
(a) and (b) are equal
(a) and (b) are equal
Since 
Also,
The two remainders are both equal to 0.
Example Question #2 : How To Find The Part From The Whole
(a) The remainder if
(b) The remainder if 
(a) is the greater quantity
(b) is the greater quantity
(a) and (b) are equal
It is impossible to determine which is greater from the information given
(a) is the greater quantity
If 
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